Zapier is a tool that can be used to push your donor, fundraiser, and team data across platforms, and can be used for a wide variety of cases. With a growing list of 750+ applications that Zapier integrates with, including Salesforce, Constant Contact, Google Sheets, and more, Zapier is a powerful and impressive tool to […]

Imagine your network of supporters reaching out on your behalf, raising funds to support your cause, and expanding your reach into new circles. They’re telling your story, raising awareness, and getting their own networks excited about your cause. It’s a pretty picture, but how do you make it happen? Peer-to-peer fundraising accomplishes these things, but […]

In this guide, we demystify how you can use publicity for crowdfunding and online fundraising and help you answer key questions as you get started.

Have you ever noticed that a great story can pull you in, regardless of the specifics? A well-told story about a tax audit (the movie Stranger than Fiction) is just as compelling as one about post-WWI expats witnessing bullfights in Spain (The Sun Also Rises). The most powerful stories appeal to universal human needs, drives, emotions, and experiences. We all relate to […]

In this guide, you’ll learn how you can use Pinterest at your nonprofits as a powerful storytelling tool and raise more for your mission too.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to find, engage, and use social media influencers to drive your online fundraising or crowdfunding campaign.

Your campaign has reached its end date, and hopefully, it’s goal as well. But that doesn’t mean your work is complete. A campaign that ends without the proper steps being taken afterward can lead to disorganization and can even potentially discourage donors. But, taking the necessary steps to make sure you have your campaign tidied […]

How many hats are you wearing? As nonprofit fundraisers, the answer is often, “Too many!” or “Hold on, I can’t hear you from under this pile of hats.” Development professionals are often tasked with raising both funds and awareness for our organizations, which are two distinctly different activities that often get muddled together. Clarifying the […]

Events are a great way to rally your supporters in-person. But what about those donors that can’t make it? Or how about the people that don’t necessarily have the funds to give during the event itself but can at a later date? You may also have folks that have wandered onto your crowdfunding site, only […]

People who support nonprofits get a lot of mail. Their email inboxes get pretty crowded, too. Whether it’s from you, or another nonprofit, it’s rare for a month to go by without at least a few fundraising letters popping up in the mailbox. With so many worthy organizations making so many asks, how do you […]